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The efficacy of autocratic and democratic leadership styles has been investigated on the performance and motivation of employees, predominantly in the context of the society of Pakistan. Quantitative survey technique has been used in the current research. Primary data has been collected from a diverse sample (N=192) of employees from various organizations in Pakistan (both public and private), which supported the hypotheses. The study is causal and has been conducted to investigate the causal effects of autocratic and democratic leadership styles on the performance and motivation of employees. Pearson correlation (zero-order bivariate correlations) was calculated between autocratic and democratic leadership styles and employees' performance and motivation. Moreover, regression analysis was carried out to test all the hypotheses. Additional variance of each outcome was also observed. The results indicate that the democratic leadership style is positively related to the performance and motivation of employees. Efforts have been made so that my current research can act as an aid for practitioners; to adopt suitable leadership styles at their place of work. This research provides clear guidance to the managers that an authoritative leadership style will create a sense of contemptuousness in the subordinates, which is not appropriate to achieve optimal performance from juniors, in today's environment. Hence, instead of intimidating the subordinates, managers of today need to motivate and encourage their under-command staff, behave in more interactive, helpful, and friendly way, and allow empowerment for problem solving.